Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Essex Learning Disability Partnership are looking for a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) with a passion for delivering the highest standard of care for individuals that have a learning disability.
You will be working as a Community Nurse within The Mid-West Essex Community Learning Disability Team, based at Tekhnicon House, Braintree.
The Mid-West Essex Community Learning Disability Team provides person-centred and holistic assessment and care for adults with a learning disability living in the community. The multidisciplinary team works with individuals that live independently in the community, with family/carers, and those that reside in supported living schemes or 24-hour residential placements. The service is committed to improving the health and well-being of people with a learning disability across Mid & West Essex, by working in a simple, person-centred way that empowers individuals to maximise their potential.
Main duties of the job
The Role
* Assessing the health care needs of people with learning disabilities in a range of environments and implementing interventions as required.
* Work in an interdisciplinary way to assess service user's needs, devise care plans and evaluate outcomes.
* Work directly with service users, carers, colleagues and other service providers.
* To assist and be proactive in health promotion for people with learning disabilities, ensuring inclusion into mainstream services in line with national and local policy and guidance.
* Deliver training and education to other professionals/carers/family.
The Requirements
* Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
* Compassion, resilience and a dedication to empower and support service user independence
* Be able to communicate effectively, using a variety of methods, with service users, other members of the MDT, carers/family and other agencies involved in the service users' care.
* An ability to maintain high standards of record keeping.
* A good understanding of legislation and national guidance relating to the care and support of people with learning disabilities.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings.
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and personal specification for further information; more details available on ELDP and HPFT websites.
The Benefits
* NHS and Employee Discounts
* Excellent NHS Pension Scheme
* 35 days Annual Leave and Public Holiday Entitlement (Increasing to 37 Days After 5 Years of Service, and 41 Days After 10 Years' Service)
* Car Lease Scheme
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Eye Test Vouchers
* Free Parking
* Varied Career Pathway Options
* Paid DBS application
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
* RNMH/RNLD
* Membership of professional bodies NMC
* Additional areas of training through short courses
* Completion of management training
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
* Leadership and motivational skills
* Organisational skills and the ability to work effectively within a management structure
* Communication skills - written, verbal and non-verbal
* Experience of assessing and managing clinical risk
* Experience in care planning
* Provision of effective clinical supervision
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
Tekhnicon House, Springwood Drive, Braintree, CM7 2YN
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